Opinions on GraphQL and Testing Practices

Matt and Trevor talk about GraphQL and try to answer the question "do we need it?" (Bonus hot takes on VCR snapshot testing)

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Trevor Turk on Twitter // Hello Weather
Matt Swanson on Twitter // arrows.to

GraphQL: The Documentary
GraphiQL
n+1 problems in GraphQL
BFF: Backend for Frontend
Graph Theory
Schema stitching

Bonus: VCR